THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
"MAKING MONEY."
IT'S THE BIGGEST STORY AND
IT'S ALL ABOUT CONSUMER
BUSINESSES, SMALL BUSINESSES,
AND CONSUMER CONFIDENCE NUMBERS
ARE AT OR NEAR RECORD HIGHS AND
FROM THE LATEST SURVEYS ARE
CONTINUING TO RISE.
CHARLES: WALMART JUST AMAZING.
IT'S A REFLECTION OF THE BOOMING
ECONOMY AND CONSUMER CONFIDENCE
TO GO OUT AND SPEND YOUR
HARD-EARNED MONEY.
THE REPORT SHOWS CONSUMERS ARE
HEADING BACK TO BRICK AND MORTAR
LOCATIONS.
THEY ARE STAYING LONGER AND
SPENDING MORE MONEY.
LET'S TALK WITH TAMMY BRUCE,
LINDSEY BELL AND RACHEL
CAMPOS-DUFFY.
WHEN I LISTEN TO LARRY KUDLOW, I
THINK YES, YES, YES, THESE ARE
THE THINGS I HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME.
THE EVIDENCE BEGAN IMMEDIATELY.
AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS
ELECTED, THE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE
LEVELS EXPLODED.
NOW WE ARE SEEING THE
MANIFESTATION OF THAT.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN SEEING IT FOR A
LONG TIME.
I HAVE BEEN LIVING IT.
WASN'T GOOD FOR THEM.
IF WALMART IS DOING THIS ONE
KNOW CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IS
GOING UP.
WALMART MAKING GOOD ON ITS
EVIDENT TO COMPETE ON GROCERIES.
WISCONSIN IS MUSIC TO MY EARS.
THEY ARE ALSO COMPETING ON
AMERICA.
I WOULD MUCH RATHER RETURN MY
THINGS THAT STOOD OUT WERE
RESTAURANTS WITH THE STRONGEST
MONTH OVER YEAR AND YEAR OVER
YEAR GAINS AND DEPARTMENT
STORES.
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THE MALL.
WALMART HAS BEEN AN EXAMPLE.
THE DECLINE OF FOOD STAMP USE
STAMPS.
BUT WHEN PEOPLE MAKE MORE, EARN
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN?
SO YOU WILL BE HESITANT AND
CAUTIOUS.
BUT OF COURSE THE TAX KETZ, THE
CONSISTENCY OF THE PRESIDENT'S
RHETORIC MATCHING THE RESULTS.
SUDDENLY IT WAS THE REALIZATION,
OH, THAT IS NOT THE NEW NORMAL.
THIS CAN CHANGE AND I CAN LIVE
MY LIFE IN THIS FASHION.
THE ADMINISTRATION'S ISSUE IS
MAKE SURE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
KNOW THIS ISN'T AUTOMATIC
BECAUSE THERE ARE LEPRECHAUNS
WHO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
IT'S POLICY THAT'S DONE THIS.
PROMISES, THE APPLICATION OF
DEALING WITH THINGS LIKE
THE CONSUMER, THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE AND THE PRESIDENT THAT
MAKE THEM CONFIDENT 0 ACT ON
WHAT HE HAS DONE.
CHARLES: THAT'S THE WILDCARD, TO
SAY I BELIEVE ENOUGH.
I WILL START TO USE MY CREDIT
CARD MORE AND SPLURGE MORE
BECAUSE I HAVE THE CONFIDENCE IT
WILL CONTINUE.
THAT I PROBABLY WILL GET A
RAISE.
WHAT'S INTERESTING TO ME FROM A
BILLION OUT OF THIN AIR.
THOSE STORES.
AND THEY ARE TRADING UP TO
NATIONAL BRAND AND BUYING THE
MORE SPEBSIVE PRODUCTS BECAUSE
THEY HAVE MORE MONEY IN THEIR
POCKETS.
WAGES ARE GOING UP.
BUT ALL IS GOOD AND THE CONSUMER
IS FEELING GOOD AND THEY ARE THE
KEY TO OUR ECONOMY.
CHARLES: WE HAVE CONFIDENCE
POLLS FROM INSTITUTIONS THAT
REFLECT WHAT I SEE IN THE
MARKETS, WHAT I SEE FROM
CORPORATE AMERICA.
YOU WONDER ABOUT THAT SOMETIMES.
THESE THINGS CAN BE SKEWED.
BUT IT'S HARD TO DENY WHAT WE
ARE SEEING ON THE GROUND.
>> I AM NOT JUST A MOM WITH
WHAT'S GOING ON IN WISCONSIN.
WE VACATIONS IN NORTHERN
WISCONSIN.
CARS, FISHING BOATS, THE TACKLE
SHOPS ARE GOING.
PEOPLE ARE GOING OUT TO EAT.
TAMMY, YOU ARE RIGHT, PEOPLE AT
LEAST IN MIDDLE AMERICA ARE
THE REST OF THE COUNTRY CAN TRY